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Monday, March 26, 2012

Ritual of the 6=5 Grade of Geburah being the Book of the Conference of Signs in the Grade of Adeptus Major

Notes by F.F.J. I have typed this “Book of the
Signs” from two copies made by the late G.H. Frater Sub Spe, the one typed, and
the other in his own hand-writing. They give the details of the Signs of the
22nd and 23rd Paths and of the Grade of Adeptus Major as used by himself and
Frater D.D.C.F. in the early days of the Orders of the G.D. and R.R. et A.C.,
and are of importance to those of our Fratres and Sorores who value our “Apostolic
Succession” from and through these sources.

An interesting point which calls for comment is
that most of these Titles and phrases connected with the Paths and Grades are composed of one
Greek and one Latin word, just as,in the original G.D. Rituals, “Hodos
Chameleonis” was used, though later altered to “`odoj camaileontoj”, Hodos Chamaeleontos or
Chamaileontos.

The strict conditions upon which I myself
received these GD Grades when I was appointed G.H. Frater Sub Spe's successor
as "Chief Adept in Charge of the Adept College of the Two Sister
Rosicrucian Orders in Britannia" was that I should personally pass them on
to any Fratres or Sorores deemed fit by the Adept College to receive them, and
that all pledges in these Grades should be made to me as Chief Adept in Charge
for the time being of the College.

Of the Senate of that College, then appointed in
1923, just before the death of Frater Sub Spe on Saturday 8th December 1923, the GH Soror Dominus
Illuminatio Mea and I (Fortes Fortuna Juvat) are now the only surviving members (the
others then appointed having been Frater Sub Spe (Chief Adept in Charge), Soror Sub Hoc
and Signe Vinces (Deputy Chief Adept); and in order of seniority, Frater Fortes
Fortuna Juvat (Warden), Soror Dominus Illuminatio Mea; Frater Per Laborem
Aspiro (the late James Barclay); Soror Via Crucis Via Lucis (the late Mary
Barclay); and Frater Ecce Venio (the late Very Reverend R.O.P. Taylor),
Chaplain of the College.

We, Frater Fortes Fortuna Juvat and Soror Dominus
Illuminatio Mea, as the only two surviving members of the Senate of the College of
Adepts, hereby declare our intention of coopting as Members of the Senatus, our
Soror Spiritus in Rebus, already eligible by the rules of the College; and,
when they have attained to the required Grades in both Sister Orders, the following
in order of seniority: namely Soror Spes of Hermes Temple: Frater Vive ut
Vivas*: Soror Sic Itur ad Astra, Soror Vincit Qui Se Vincit *: (*now deceased)
and Frater Spiritus Intus Alit. Should she ever wish to resume her place in
both Orders, Soror Lumen Meum Deus Est* (Mrs. Birch)(*now deceased) would come
immediately after Soror D.I.M. in seniority. I have not included our Frater
Puritas et Veritas and Soror Lux Tua Me Dirigit (Mr. and Mrs. Stewart) in this
list, as it is unlikely that they would be able to accept office; but, should
they see their way to accepting, we would welcome them as members, already entitled,
as they are, to hold office.